Olympus E-5 vs Sony W810

Its time to look more closely at the Olympus E-5 versus Sony W810, one being a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Ultracompact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a significant difference between the image resolutions of the E-5 (12MP) and W810 (20MP) and the E-5 (Four Thirds) and W810 (1/2.3") posses different sensor sizes.

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The E-5 was introduced 3 years earlier than the W810 and that is quite a sizable gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-5 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W810 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go into a in-depth comparison, here is a quick synopsis of how the E-5 grades against the W810 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-5 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-5 Gallery and Sony W810 Gallery.

If you're looking to lug around your camera, you will have to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus E-5 offers outside dimensions of 143mm x 117mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.6" x 3.0") accompanied by a weight of 800 grams (1.76 lbs) whilst the Sony W810 has sizing of 97mm x 56mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") with a weight of 111 grams (0.24 lbs).

See the Olympus E-5 versus Sony W810 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you have attached at that time. The following is a front view size comparison of the E-5 vs the W810.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the E-5 and W810 is 58 and 96 respectively.

Often, it is very hard to picture the gap between sensor measurements only by reading technical specs. The graphic below might give you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the E-5 and W810.

As you can tell, both cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-5 using its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony W810 will deliver greater detail using its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop shots way more aggressively. The older E-5 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.